From Trump Ally to Critic, Joe Kent’s Changing Path | Victor Davis Hanson

Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words

Jennifer Hayne

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🗓️ 24 March 2026

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Joe Kent honorably served the United States during his 11 deployments to combat zones in the Middle East. Now, however, he has betrayed President Trump, the man who helped him have a political career as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center after two failed congressional campaigns, explains Victor Davis Hanson on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.” “He [Kent] wrote and said not only did he feel that the MAGA movement… was not being followed, but it was following Israel… So he bought right into ‘the Jews did it.’ And at that moment, a whole new world opened up for him. And he thinks that's quite a big world on the Right. It isn’t.” (00:00) Joe Kent Controversy (01:00) Show Intro and Health Update (08:30) Trumpism Iran Debate (40:59) Musk and TSA Standoff (42:30) Tax Wars and Culture Flashpoints (01:02:01) Caesar Chavez and Closing Thoughts PROMOTIONS: 👉If Victor Davis Hanson is must-watch for you, The Signal Sitdown belongs in your feed. Bradley Devlin delivers long-form conversations on Washington’s biggest fights—from an unapologetically conservative perspective. Subscribe now!https://www.youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1 👉America is worth preserving. Do your part and act now by going to https://www.heritage.org/beautiful 👉Go to My Patriot Supply to see exclusive deals before offers end! https://www.mypatriotsupply.com/ 👉Switch your cell phone provider to Patriot Mobile, and you’ll help grow a movement that fuels the Christian conservative cause. Go to PatriotMobile.com/VDH or call 972-PATRIOT and use promo code VDH for a FREE MONTH of service!https://patriotmobile.com/partners/vdh WHERE TO WATCH: 👉Don’t miss out on Victor’s latest editions of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words” by subscribing to The Daily Signal today. You’ll be notified every time a new piece of content drops: https://www.youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1 👉 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2iOoN0xoOoSNvDFlpLLYGY?si=5a9f369acc874c6e 👉 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/victor-davis-hanson-in-his-own-words/id1566731706 👉 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@victordavishanson7273?sub_confirmation=1 👉 Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/VictorDavisHansonInHisOwnWords?e9s=src_v1_sa%2Csrc_v1_sa_o 👉 Victor’s website: https://victorhanson.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:07.5	It's a tragic figure because he was 11 deployments into combat zones in Iraq and Afghanistan.
1:10.7	His wife was a CIA operative and tragically killed. He served honorably. He owed a lot
1:13.8	to the Trump administration because he had been a defeated congressional candidate twice and it was
1:19.1	very likely that he did not have a political future. And Trump allows Tulsi to bring him in and he's like
1:25.1	the number two, number three people and the director of national
1:28.1	intelligence. And then he knows that she's vulnerable because people have suggested that her
1:33.7	lectures about forever wars put her at odds with this. So you would think to be sober and judicious,
1:39.2	he would try to follow the directives of the elected president. And if he could not do that, he would write a very nice letter and say, I'm in opposition and leave.
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